2008-07-05 Body Of Christ Snatched From Church, Held Hostage By UCF Student

• when: 2008/07/05 (2008/07/05)
• topics: 2008 sacred wafer scandal Webster Cook University of Central Florida separation of church and state
• source: WFTV
• URL: http://www.wftv.com/news/16798008/detail.html
• title: 'Body Of Christ' Snatched From Church, Held Hostage By UCF Student
• summary: «A University of Central Florida student, upset [that] religious groups hold church services on public campuses” thereby violating separation of church and state, “is holding hostage the Eucharist, an object so sacred to Catholics [that] they call it the Body of Christ.»

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A University of Central Florida student, upset [that] religious groups hold church services on public campuses

...thereby violating separation of church and state...

is holding hostage the Eucharist, an object so sacred to Catholics [that] they call it the Body of Christ.

Cook claims he planned to consume it, but first wanted to show it to a fellow student senator he brought to Mass who was curious about the Catholic faith.

They act like Cook has stolen a singular object of value, but the wafer is mass-produced at a cost of about 1.2 cents per cracker; dozens to hundreds (one per participating parishioner) are eaten at each Eucharist service.

Thus began the 2008 sacred wafer scandal.